Art forgery

Three-year sentence in Richard Hambleton forgery case

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Harrington forgery evidence; US Department of Justice / The Art Newspaper
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Jason Harrington received 36 months in prison after admitting sales of forged art attributed to Richard Hambleton. Sales exceeded $1 million.

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Art forgeryRichard Hambleton

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Rembrandt, Self-Portrait (1630), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

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